Mississippi’s Lower Delta Partnership is pleased to announce the 2015 Lower Delta Talks series. This will be the 6th lecture series celebrating the history, culture and nature of Mississippi’s Deep Delta. The talks will begin on March17 and continue on the third Tuesday of most months through November. They are held at 6:30 p.m. in the Fine Arts Room of the Sharkey Issaquena Library. Thanks to the support of partners and LDP members the talks remain free and open to the public.
The schedule is as follows:
March 17 Jim Henson & the Delta: Then & Now
By Daryl Lewis
April 21 Leadway: Hope & Healing
By Cindi Quong Lofton and Robbie Fisher
May 19 Roadtrip with a Raindrop: 90 Days Along the Mississippi Rive
By Gayle Harper
June 16 Delta Dragon Boat Festival & the Chinese Heritage
By Betty Lynn Cameron
August 18 The Literature of Delta Food & Cooking
By Jesse Yancy
September 15 Prospect Hill Plantation
By Jessica Crawford and Alan Huffman
October 13 The Mississippi Mound Trail
By Sam Brookes
November 17 Delta Images: A Photography Exhibition
By Willy Bearden
LDP coordinator, Meg Cooper says “We have another great lineup of interesting topics for 2015. Mark your calendars and join us at the Sharkey Issaquena Library.”
